{"id":10093,"date":"2017-07-23T06:40:13","date_gmt":"2017-07-23T10:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=10093"},"modified":"2020-07-24T10:46:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T14:46:26","slug":"mandelas-vision-for-a-better-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=10093","title":{"rendered":"Mandela’s vision for a better world"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION<\/p>\n

A press release from The Elders<\/a><\/p>\n

The Elders, an international group of ex-world leaders founded by Nelson Mandela, releases a short documentary celebrating their ten years of work across the globe.<\/p>\n

\t\u2022\tThe film features never-before seen footage of Nelson Mandela, President Carter and Richard Branson meeting in 2007 to set the agenda of their work.<\/p>\n

\t\u2022\tThe film\u2019s launch coincides with both Nelson Mandela\u2019s birthday and International Nelson Mandela Day.<\/p>\n

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\nFilm: Mandela\u2019s Vision for a Better World<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

Tuesday 18th July 2017 marks a significant milestone for The Elders as they celebrate ten years since Nelson Mandela founded the group, brought together for peace, justice and human rights. The group will gather in Cape Town to celebrate a decade of accomplishments with a screening of the documentary, and to launch their latest campaign, Walk Together; which aims to show solidarity with those who are most downtrodden and vulnerable in today\u2019s world.<\/p>\n

“We have nothing to lose, we have our careers behind us. So we should be free to raise our voices and steer people in the right direction<\/em>.\u201d \u2013Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Laureate<\/p>\n

The film begins with footage from The Elders\u2019 first meeting in 2007, and includes unseen footage of Nelson Mandela with accompanying interviews from President and Nobel Peace Laureate, Jimmy Carter; Co-Founder of The Elders, Gra\u00e7a Machel; and first female President of Ireland, Mary Robinson. <\/p>\n

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\nWhere in the world can we find good leadership today?<\/a><\/p>\n

What is the legacy of Nelson Mandela for us today?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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The documentary celebrates their work across the world, providing insight into the delicate negotiations that have gone on to address conflicts and geopolitical tensions in Iran, the Korean Peninsula, Cyprus and Israel\/Palestine, and the group\u2019s public advocacy on issues such as climate change, child marriage, equality for girls and women, and refugees and migration.<\/p>\n

“We have all come a long way in the past decade, but our long walk to freedom, following in Madiba\u2019s footsteps, will continue.<\/em>” \u2013Gra\u00e7a Machel<\/p>\n

The Elders invite all viewers and supporters to join the Walk Together campaign <\/a>to continue Nelson Mandela\u2019s walk to freedom and tackle faultlines of division. We encourage you to share the video via Facebook or Twitter, or to feature the video on your website to help The Elders celebrate the achievements of the past decade and to continue to give the citizens of our world hope for the next ten years.<\/p>\n

About The Elders<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Elders are independent leaders using their collective experience and influence for peace, justice and human rights worldwide. The group was founded by Nelson Mandela in 2007.<\/p>\n

The Elders are Martti Ahtisaari, Kofi Annan (Chair), Ban Ki-moon,\u00a0Lakhdar Brahimi, Gro Harlem Brundtland (Deputy Chair), Hina Jilani,\u00a0Ricardo Lagos,\u00a0Gra\u00e7a Machel,\u00a0Mary Robinson\u00a0and Ernesto Zedillo.<\/p>\n

Ela Bhatt,\u00a0Fernando Henrique Cardoso,\u00a0Jimmy Carter\u00a0and\u00a0Desmond Tutu are Elders Emeritus.<\/p>\n

Find out more<\/strong><\/p>\n

For biographies of the Elders, blogs, photos, videos and more information about their work please go to www.theElders.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(Thank you to Janet Hudgins, the CPNN reporter for this article)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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